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Bachmann 31-381

Class 416/2 2-EPB 2-Car EMU 6262 BR Blue & Grey (Weathered)

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Prototype Eras
Era 7 (1972 to 1982) British Rail Blue (TOPS)
Era 8 (1983 to 1994) British Rail Sectorisation

Manufacturer description

Class 416/2 2-EPB 2-Car EMU 6262 BR Blue & Grey (Weathered)

Highlights:

• Accessory Pack
• Directional and interior lighting

History

British Rail Class 416 (2 EPB) electric multiple units were built between 1953 and 1956. They were intended for inner suburban passenger services on London's Southern Electric network. There were two subclasses of Class 416: Class 416/1 to an SR design on salvaged 2 NOL underframes, and Class 416/2 to BR's Mark I coach design, upon which the Branchline model is based.

With the introduction of yellow warning panels from late 1963 the motor coaches of all Southern Region 2 and 3-car units were equipped with an inverted black triangle in order to provide an early visual indication to station staff that there was no brake van at the other end of the unit. As units such the 4 EPB stock had a brake van at each end of the unit they were not so equipped.

In the 1980s some 2 EPB units were used on the North London Line between Richmond and North Woolwich.

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Prototype information

^* Class names often change over the lifespan of a locomotive, so this is not necessarily the class name used by the operator in the period modelled.

Bachmann Class 416/2 2‑EPB 2‑Car EMU (model 6262) is a weathered version in British Rail blue and grey livery. The locomotive number shown is 6262 and the model measures 540 mm in length. It is supplied DCC ready with a 21‑pin socket and can negotiate a minimum curve of the second radius (438 mm). Directional and interior lighting are fitted.

The model represents a British Rail Class 416 “2‑EPB” electric multiple unit built between 1953 and 1956. A total of 129 units were produced, based on the Mark I coach design used by British Rail. The prototype reflects the period of British Rail blue (TOPS) livery.

Originally these units operated inner‑suburban services on the Southern Electric network in London. From late 1963 motor coaches carried an inverted black triangle as a warning panel, indicating the absence of a brake van at the opposite end. In the 1980s some 2‑EPB units were transferred to the North London line between Richmond and North Woolwich.